Costa Rica vs Namibia: Democracy
Costa Rica
2
in 2018
Namibia
2
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Namibia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Costa Rica or Namibia?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Namibia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).